Marriott Rewards has a promotion for midweek stays in New Orleans (my former hometown) between January 10 and March 31, 2014.
You can earn 2,000 bonus points per stay from Sunday to Thursday. You must use promotional code MR5 and book the bonus points rate.
You can access this offer on Marriott’s web site here.
Note that you can get the bonus points even for a stay of one night. You can hotel hop and earn the bonus number of times.
Here is the list of participating properties:
Courtyard New Orleans Metairie
Residence Inn New Orleans Metairie
Renaissance New Orleans Pere Marquette Hotel
Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel
New Orleans Downtown Marriott at the Convention Center
Courtyard New Orleans Downtown/Convention Center
Courtyard New Orleans Downtown Near the French Quarter
Courtyard New Orleans Downtown/Iberville
SpringHill Suites New Orleans Downtown
Residence Inn New Orleans Downtown
Rate display Residence Inn New Orleans Down Town:
The bonus points rate is the same as the lowest publicly available rate for a Sunday night in March.
Conclusion
This is a nice 2,000 bonus points per night, if you can switch hotels nightly. Just make sure that you are not overpaying for the bonus points.
Here are the terms and conditions of this offer:
Guest must book reservation using promotional code listed above in order to receive bonus points. Back to back stays are considered one(1) stay. Offer applies to one regular room per stay, per member on dates listed. A “hotel stay” or “stay” means all consecutive nights spent with Marriott by a registered Marriott Rewards member. Offer not available during special events; tax is additional; special offers cannot be combined; blackout dates may exist; advance reservations are required. Offer does not apply to groups of 10 or more rooms. Members electing to earn miles are not eligible for this promotion.